Perioperative Admin Assistant — Front Desk

Melbourne Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Wellbeing programs

Employee benefits

Job summary

Melbourne Health, located at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, seeks a part‑time Clerical Assistant to support the perioperative administration team. You will handle front-of-house duties, assist with daily operations, and liaise with theatre staff to ensure smooth service delivery.

Based mainly at the theatre front desk, you will manage meetings, minutes, and patient-related clerical tasks, while providing basic IT support and contributing to reporting and post‑op documentation uploads

Qualifications

• Clerical or administrative experience is required.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work in a healthcare setting and use EMR systems.

Responsibilities

• Greet visitors and provide a professional front-of-house presence for the operating suite.
• Attend meetings, take minutes, and liaise with theatre staff and hospital personnel.
• Manage staff lockers, theatre access, deliveries, and maintenance requests.
• Admit, transfer and discharge patients; provide clerical and basic IT support to perioperative staff.
• Assist the Theatre Floor Coordinator and run daily reports and scan/upload post-op documents to Epic.

Skills

Clerical experience

Administrative skills

Microsoft Suite

Tools

Epic

iPM

Job description

Melbourne Health, located at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, seeks a part‑time Clerical Assistant to support the perioperative administration team. You will handle front-of-house duties, assist with daily operations, and liaise with theatre staff to ensure smooth service delivery.

Based mainly at the theatre front desk, you will manage meetings, minutes, and patient-related clerical tasks, while providing basic IT support and contributing to reporting and post‑op documentation uploads